The Sangamon County Board Tuesday approved higher pay for whomever wins the races for sheriff, treasurer and county clerk in November.

The salary increases, which amount to 1 1/2 percent the first year and 1 percent for each of the final three years, take effect after the winners of the fall election are sworn into office.

Board members traditionally set the salaries before the upcoming election. That way, they are setting the pay schedule for the office and not a specific person. Tuesday’s vote was unanimous.

County board member Andy Goleman, chairman of finance committee, said the raises are reasonable.

“Most of the people who work in Sangamon County government are getting more than that. They are getting a 2 percent raise or more,” Goleman said. “We think this is very reasonable, it’s something we can all live with, and its something we can afford.”

Only three countywide offices — clerk, sheriff and treasurer — are up for election in November.

Republican Joe Aiello, an incumbent, is running unopposed for county clerk; Republican Tom Cavanagh, an incumbent, is running unopposed for county treasurer; and Republican Wes Barr is running against Democrat Jeff Regan for sheriff.

The current salaries for those offices are $98,000 for the clerk and treasurer and $114,500 for the sheriff.

All three positions also get a state stipend that amounted to $6,500 in 2012, and the sheriff gets an additional $4,500 county stipend.

The clerk and treasurer also get about $14,200 annually from Capital Township. The treasurer serves as the township supervisor and collector, while the Sangamon County clerk serves as the Capital Township clerk and assessor.

The new salaries go into effect in December and go up each December thereafter through 2017. The newly approved salaries are: